Pat Dumas
< ........A dear friend is pregnant, and our circle has decided to create a Wiccaning blanket for her baby. Each of us in the circle is to decorate it in our favorite way, and of course, my mind drifted to cross stitch! LOL .... I wonder if waste canvas will work for this? To remove the threads, I might be able to very lightly mist the surface but definitely I won't be able to wet it heavily. I've never worked with waste canvas before... can one pull the threads without pulling the stitching out of alignment? ......>
Hi Pat & Welcome Home :-)!! Waste canvas would work and if you didn't do a really big design, you wouldn't even need to wet the WC before removing it. I have just finished a set of 12 potholders that were stitched with WC and I didn't bother to wet before removing the threads. You might be happier if you used some left over **evenweave** in the count of your choice. A lot of people like using it much better than waste canvas and you never need to was it before removing it. Regardless of which fabric you use, your stitching shouldn't be distorted as long as you haven't pierced any of the WC or evenweave fabric. Also, if you are stitching on some sort of suede cloth, you will need to experiment with different types of needles (sharp point or blunt point) to find which works best for you. I know that some sueded cloths are knit so also check to see whether the fabric of the blanket is knit or woven and handle appropriately. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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